Hubstation, component or AV (composite) cable?

[Billcoke]

Hi Bro,

 

As above, I use HDMI cable for my DVD player, but as for the hubstation, is there a different in picture quality between a component and AV cable?

 

According to wikipedia, the max resolution for the cables are:

Composite (AV) - 728 x 576

Component -1920

Edited June 1, 2009 by Billcoke

[Happily1986]

Normal channel broadcasts in SG follows PAL B/G which conforms to resolution 720 x 486. Overseas broadcasting standards might include NTSC which is 720 x 540.

 

HDTV 720p in terms of resolution is 1280 x 720

 

HDTV 1080p or Full HD in terms of resolution is 1920 x 1080.

 

To answer your first question. Picture quality of normal "non HD" channels are broadcast at PAL standard. HD channels are broadcasted at HD resolution. The cabling just represent resolution capability. If you watch a standard broadcast, both cabling will yield same viewing results. However with a HD broadcast, the AV cable will itself become a bottleneck and cause a much poorer viewing quality.

[Billcoke]

  On 6/1/2009 at 8:02 AM, Happily1986 said:

Normal channel broadcasts in SG follows PAL B/G which conforms to resolution 720 x 486. Overseas broadcasting standards might include NTSC which is 720 x 540.

 

HDTV 720p in terms of resolution is 1280 x 720

 

HDTV 1080p or Full HD in terms of resolution is 1920 x 1080.

 

To answer your first question. Picture quality of normal "non HD" channels are broadcast at PAL standard. HD channels are broadcasted at HD resolution. The cabling just represent resolution capability. If you watch a standard broadcast, both cabling will yield same viewing results. However with a HD broadcast, the AV cable will itself become a bottleneck and cause a much poorer viewing quality.

 

Hey, thanks for your detail writeup, have learnt something new today.

 

Since I did not subscribe to HD channels, then I will stick with the current AV cables.

[Nicholas]

Based on my experience with my PS2, even S-video has much better quality than AV (red white yellow) cables. Component yields even better result.

[Terence_oh]

  On 6/1/2009 at 8:37 AM, Billcoke said:

Hey, thanks for your detail writeup, have learnt something new today.

 

Since I did not subscribe to HD channels, then I will stick with the current AV cables.

 

The normal order of preference for video is HDMI->Component->S-cable->Composite.

 

It's actually a myth that you need expensive 'component' cables to carry a component signal. Component cables are the same RCA cables as your normal composite cables - if you really send HD signals over them, a higher quality cable may be needed, but for our regular everyday use, cheap yellow-white-red composite cables will serve. The really expensive cables may have better/thicker wiring to support higher bandwidth, but as a previous poster pointed out, you don't need them.

 

If you have a spare set around, just plug the yellow-white-red into the component output/inputs, and just make sure you match, i.e. red composite->red component, yellow composite->green component, white composite -> blue component. At the very least, you'll separate the signals that are usually combined on single yellow composite cable, sending a more noise-free source to your player. At worse, you'll do no harm.

 

Why even an analog component signal is better than composite:

http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2...;i=55163,00.asp

 

You'll still need an additional red-white cable for the audio, if you're not sending digital audio.

Edited June 1, 2009 by Terence_oh

[Billcoke]

  On 6/1/2009 at 10:12 AM, Terence_oh said:

The normal order of preference for video is HDMI->Component->S-cable->Composite.

 

It's actually a myth that you need expensive 'component' cables to carry a component signal. Component cables are the same RCA cables as your normal composite cables - if you really send HD signals over them, a higher quality cable may be needed, but for our regular everyday use, cheap yellow-white-red composite cables will serve. The really expensive cables may have better/thicker wiring to support higher bandwidth, but as a previous poster pointed out, you don't need them.

 

If you have a spare set around, just plug the yellow-white-red into the component output/inputs, and just make sure you match, i.e. red composite->red component, yellow composite->green component, white composite -> blue component. At the very least, you'll separate the signals that are usually combined on single yellow composite cable, sending a more noise-free source to your player. At worse, you'll do no harm.

 

Why even an analog component signal is better than composite:

http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2...;i=55163,00.asp

 

You'll still need an additional red-white cable for the audio, if you're not sending digital audio.

 

ok, will take note of that too.

[Meister]

  On 6/1/2009 at 10:12 AM, Terence_oh said:

The normal order of preference for video is HDMI->Component->S-cable->Composite.

 

It's actually a myth that you need expensive 'component' cables to carry a component signal. Component cables are the same RCA cables as your normal composite cables - if you really send HD signals over them, a higher quality cable may be needed, but for our regular everyday use, cheap yellow-white-red composite cables will serve. The really expensive cables may have better/thicker wiring to support higher bandwidth, but as a previous poster pointed out, you don't need them.

 

If you have a spare set around, just plug the yellow-white-red into the component output/inputs, and just make sure you match, i.e. red composite->red component, yellow composite->green component, white composite -> blue component. At the very least, you'll separate the signals that are usually combined on single yellow composite cable, sending a more noise-free source to your player. At worse, you'll do no harm.

 

Why even an analog component signal is better than composite:

http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2...;i=55163,00.asp

 

You'll still need an additional red-white cable for the audio, if you're not sending digital audio.

 

Terence is spot on. No harm trying if you have spare RCA cable lying around. I have tried and I think there is definitely an improvement in the colour and PQ.